To Catch a Killer

2023
R
1h 59m

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6.6/10

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Ben Mendelsohn and Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)

A cop is recruited by the FBI to help track down a murderer.

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Serial Killer Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

An intuitive but troubled police officer is recruited by an FBI expert to stop a relentless shooter who is terrorizing Baltimore.An intuitive but troubled police officer is recruited by an FBI expert to stop a relentless shooter who is terrorizing Baltimore.An intuitive but troubled police officer is recruited by an FBI expert to stop a relentless shooter who is terrorizing Baltimore.

Director
- Damián Szifron
Writers
- Damián Szifron
- Jonathan Wakeham
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

45K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,211

Director
- Damián Szifron
Writers
- Damián Szifron
- Jonathan Wakeham
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
The 'XM21' was the designation for what became the M21 sniper rifle which was used by the US military until 1988. The weapon itself was later upgraded to the M25 sniper rifle and saw service with the 10th Special Forces Group and Navy Seals.

Goofs
One cannot turn off the communication system and speak at normal volume to the passenger next to them in such a noisy helicopter and being heard.

Quotes
Eleanor: How long have you been married?
Lammark: Ever since we were allowed.

Connections
Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 909: Cobweb (2023)

Soundtracks
Cosmic
Written by Slinger
Performed by Slinger
By arrangement with On the Money Music/One Two Many
Courtesy of On the Money Music/One Two Many

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Like a really brutal episode of CSI

Misanthrope (To Catch a Killer) delivers a chilling and brutal chase after a shooter that manages to evade technology surveillance and large scale police forces. Our protagonist is a climb-from-the-bottom police officer with good motivation and talent. The chase after the killer will go through hard scenes, politics and personal confrontations going all the way to a conclusion which is in some ways predictable and in some ways not.

Overall, Misanthrope is a believable thriller that will keep you thinking and guessing all the way through. The characters are great and we are given just enough background on each to have us care without boring us with irrelevant details. Although there is plenty of action, the movie is not "a bullet a second" and there is plenty of drama and dialogues in between, which is a breath of fresh air compared to all the beautiful-CGI no-story films we see out of Hollywood.

I liked "Misanthrope". It is well made, well acted and well written. It will not win any Oscars, but I still recommend it to anybody who is into crime drama and police action movies. Exact score: 72 / 100.